Euoplos schmidti
Euoplos schmidti is a species of mygalomorph spider in the Idiopidae family. It is endemic to Australia. It was described in 2021 by Australian arachnologists Jeremy Wilson and Michael Rix.[1][2]
| Euoplos schmidti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Idiopidae |
| Genus: | Euoplos |
| Species: | E. schmidti |
| Binomial name | |
| Euoplos schmidti | |
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Queensland in the greater Brisbane area, south of the Brisbane River. The type locality is a riparian embankment in wet sclerophyll forest in Whites Hill Reserve.[1][2]
References
- Wilson, JD; Rix, MG (2021). "Systematics of the Australian golden trapdoor spiders of the Euoplos variabilis group (Mygalomorphae : Idiopidae : Euoplini): parapatry and sympatry between closely related species in subtropical Queensland". Invertebrate Systematics. 35 (5): 514–541 [532]. doi:10.1071/IS20055.
- "Species Euoplos schmidti Wilson & Rix, 2021". Australian Faunal Directory. Dept of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australia. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
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